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Secret Seas
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Secret Seas is a 2019 FAILE screen print issued in an edition of approximately 250, at roughly 25 x 19.5 cm. The run contains about four variations, with multiple color treatments, hand-painting, and staining across impressions, printed on thick paper typically featuring at least one deckled edge. The reverse of each sheet is noted as distinctive.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Varied Edition of 250. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
Secret Seas blurs the boundary between a straight edition and a varied one, with roughly four color variations and hand-worked staining meaning impressions differ meaningfully within the run. The emphasis on a special back and deckled edge reflects FAILE's attention to the print as a tactile, two-sided object rather than a flat reproduction.
Collector Perspective
Because Secret Seas exists in multiple color variations, collectors should identify which variation a given impression represents and inspect the hand-painted staining and deckled edge. The noted distinctive reverse means the sheet rewards examination beyond its face, and variation identification is central to comparing examples.
Historical Context
FAILE's practice of issuing editions with internal color variations and hand-finishing draws on their collage sensibility, where repetition and difference coexist. Deckled edges and worked papers are consistent with the studio's fine-art print approach across this period, emphasizing craft over uniform reproduction.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2019
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 25 x 19.5 cm; Multiple color variations, hand-painted, stained and printed; All on a nice, thick paper usually with at least one deckled edge; The backs of these are quite special and unique with printing, stamping, embossing and signed.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Varied Edition of 250.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats Faile's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.
Meaning / interpretation: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2019 and attributes the edition to Faile Shop.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Faile Shop. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- FAILE — official site — FAILE studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official studio site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- FAILE (artist collaboration) — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
FAQ
How many variations exist?
There are approximately four variations within the edition, differing in color, hand-painting, and staining across impressions.
What is notable about the paper?
It is a thick stock usually with at least one deckled edge, and the reverse of each sheet is described as distinctive.
Is the edition consistent?
No. Because of the multiple color variations and hand-work, impressions differ from one another within the run of roughly 250.
What size is Secret Seas?
Approximately 25 x 19.5 cm, a compact format compared with FAILE's large hand-finished sheets.
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